Where does “Protathlitis” come from?

Protathlitis (Translingual) comes from Greek πρωταθλητής, from Greek αθλητής, from Ancient Greek ἀθλητής, from Ancient Greek ἀθλέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

Protathlitis (Translingual): genus|a theropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous Arcillas de Morella Formation of Castellón, Spain.}}

Definitions

  1. genus|a theropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous Arcillas de Morella Formation of Castellón, Spain.}}

Ancestry of “Protathlitis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekπρωταθλητήςchampion
2Greekαθλητήςathlete, sportsman
3Ancient Greekἀθλητήςa combatant, champion, especially a prizefighter;...
4Ancient Greekἀθλέωto contend for a prize, combat, wrestle; to be an...
5Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
6Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
7Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Ancient Greek -έωEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti